Near Enfield test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 9 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 33.7 km practice loop near Enfield test centre, taking roughly 35 min to drive. It is NOT an official DVSA examiner route, the DVSA does not publish those, but it uses the same local roads and junction types an examiner is likely to choose.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. Driving it a few times before your test builds the muscle memory that frees up attention for observation and decision-making on the day.
The loop is anchored by 20 catalogued landmarks, including shops, stations, parks and schools, so you can navigate it from recognisable features rather than a memorised turn list. Rehearsing it in this way means that on test day the area already feels familiar, and your attention is free for the traffic rather than the map.
Whatever the route, your practical test follows the same national shape: an eyesight check, a couple of vehicle-safety questions, around forty minutes of general driving, one reversing manoeuvre chosen by the examiner, and roughly twenty minutes of independent driving following signs or a sat-nav. Practising on roads like these is how you make each of those elements feel routine rather than new.
Treat this route as practice, not a script. The value is not in repeating one fixed sequence but in getting comfortable with the road types, speed changes and junction patterns of the area around Enfield test centre, so that whatever order your examiner chooses on the day, none of it is unfamiliar. Drive it a few times, focus on smooth observation and planning, and it becomes one more stretch of road you already know, which is exactly the kind of preparation that turns nerves into confidence.
If you are practising with a supervising driver rather than an instructor, take it steadily: agree the manoeuvre spots in advance, keep to a comfortable pace, and stop to talk through anything that felt rushed. And remember the basics that apply on every road, mirrors before any change of speed or direction, signals in good time, and a following distance that gives you room to react. Those habits travel with you long after the test is passed.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
Road mix
The full 90-step drive on real, named roads (about 33.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
114 m
Turn left onto Solar Way.
Solar Way361 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Innova Way.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Innova Way.
Innova Way190 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055. Continue on Mollison Avenue.
Mollison Avenue1.5 km
Make a right U-turn at Bilton Way onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
A10552.8 km
Turn left onto Bull's Cross.
Bull's Cross652 m
Move right onto Bulls Cross.
Bulls Cross1.1 km
Turn left onto Russell Road.
Russell Road192 m
Move right onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane194 m
Turn left to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane613 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Carterhatch Lane.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road331 m
Turn left onto Palmers Lane.
Palmers Lane86 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road26 m
Turn right to stay on Old Road.
Old Road53 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Old Road.
Old Road53 m
Turn left to stay on Old Road.
Old Road26 m
Turn right onto Palmers Lane.
Palmers Lane86 m
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road331 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Carterhatch Lane.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane524 m
Turn right onto Bridgenhall Road.
Bridgenhall Road184 m
Turn left onto Russell Road.
Russell Road114 m
Turn left onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane194 m
Turn left to stay on Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane165 m
Turn left onto Layard Road.
Layard Road180 m
Turn left onto Russell Road.
Russell Road75 m
Turn left onto Bridgenhall Road.
Bridgenhall Road184 m
Turn left onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane523 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Carterhatch Lane.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road43 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road661 m
Turn left onto The Sunny Road.
The Sunny Road83 m
Turn left onto Lansbury Road.
Lansbury Road79 m
Turn right onto Nursery Gardens.
Nursery Gardens153 m
Turn left onto Addison Road.
Addison Road527 m
Turn right onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road2.2 km
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010. Continue on A1010.
A1010324 m
Turn left onto Lodge Crescent.
Lodge Crescent95 m
Turn right to stay on Lodge Crescent.
Lodge Crescent122 m
Move right onto Berkley Avenue.
Berkley Avenue99 m
Turn left onto Dumbarton Avenue.
Dumbarton Avenue104 m
Turn right onto Raglan Avenue.
Raglan Avenue300 m
Turn right onto Balmoral Close.
Balmoral Close108 m
Turn right onto Park Lane.
Park Lane124 m
Turn left onto Bruce Way.
Bruce Way83 m
Turn right onto Leven Drive.
Leven Drive110 m
Turn right onto Ruthven Avenue.
Ruthven Avenue122 m
Turn right onto Stoneleigh Close.
Stoneleigh Close94 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Stoneleigh Close.
Stoneleigh Close94 m
Turn left onto Ruthven Avenue.
Ruthven Avenue122 m
Turn left onto Leven Drive.
Leven Drive110 m
Turn left onto Bruce Way.
Bruce Way83 m
Turn left onto Park Lane.
Park Lane265 m
Turn left onto Sturlas Way.
Sturlas Way252 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Winston Churchill Way/A121.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winston Churchill Way/A121.
Winston Churchill Way766 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A10851 m
Enter Waltham Cross Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
Waltham Cross Interchange219 m
Exit the roundabout onto A10/Great Cambridge Road.
A102.5 km
Turn left onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane408 m
Turn left onto Pembroke Avenue.
Pembroke Avenue319 m
Turn left to stay on Pembroke Avenue.
Pembroke Avenue219 m
Turn left onto St Martin's Close.
St Martin's Close76 m
Turn left onto Boleyn Avenue.
Boleyn Avenue323 m
Turn right onto Pembroke Avenue.
Pembroke Avenue281 m
Turn left onto Carterhatch Lane.
Carterhatch Lane430 m
Turn left onto Hertford Road/A1010.
Hertford Road43 m
Turn right onto Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road661 m
Turn right to stay on Carterhatch Road.
Carterhatch Road509 m
Turn right onto Brimsdown Avenue.
Brimsdown Avenue234 m
Turn left onto Green Street.
Green Street121 m
Turn left onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue81 m
Keep left to stay on Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue633 m
Turn right.
21 m
Turn right.
54 m
Make a right U-turn.
54 m
Turn left.
21 m
Turn right onto Mollison Avenue/A1055.
Mollison Avenue1.6 km
Turn left onto Innova Way.
Innova Way179 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Solar Way.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Solar Way.
Solar Way201 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Enfield · Route 17 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.
These are the real named features along the loop, straight from our route catalogue. Use them to recognise where you are and to anticipate the hazard each one brings, not to memorise a fixed order.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 3.6 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Norfolk Truck & Van
Start near Norfolk Truck & Van.
Bullsmoor Lane / Hertford Road
Continue to Bullsmoor Lane / Hertford Road.
Painters Lane Neighbourhood Park
Continue to Painters Lane Neighbourhood Park.
Langdale Gardens
Continue to Langdale Gardens.
Lea Valley High School
Continue to Lea Valley High School.
Forty Hill CofE Primary School
Continue to Forty Hill CofE Primary School.
Pied Bull
Continue to Pied Bull.
Village Wholefood Store
Continue to Village Wholefood Store.
Carterhatch Infant School
Continue to Carterhatch Infant School.
Carterhatch Junior School
Continue to Carterhatch Junior School.
Enfield Heights Academy
Continue to Enfield Heights Academy.
Prestige Carpet
Continue to Prestige Carpet.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Bullsmoor Lane
Continue to Bullsmoor Lane.
Turkey Street Station
Continue to Turkey Street Station.
Allwood Automobiles
Continue to Allwood Automobiles.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
Manor Court
Continue to Manor Court.
Carterhatch Lane
Continue to Carterhatch Lane.
Brimsdown
Finish back near Brimsdown, completing the loop.
3 roundabouts · 20 turns · 5 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 14 turns · 4 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 13 turns · 6 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 11 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 33.7 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Enfield test centre, not an official DVSA route.